Overview
- Episode 8 introduced a Double Duos format that tied players into pairs for the challenge and required the vote to target a pair at Tribal Council.
- Jeff Probst set a key rule for the twist as any idol or Shot in the Dark played by one person would shield both partners.
- One paired team won challenge immunity and a food reward, locking in safety despite swirling plans back at camp.
- The odd player out went to Exile Island, completed a marked-coconut search, and returned with the right to vote.
- A contestant then revealed a planted fake idol at Tribal, igniting a live scramble that ended with a paired team leaving for the jury and alliances suddenly on edge.